Hills Creek— 30 MW Hydroelectric
Hills Creek is a 30 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by USACE Northwestern Division since 1962. Ranked #414 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 30 MW accounts for 0.03% of the United States' total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Hills Creek 226.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Lookout Point (120 MW, Hydro), Toketee Falls (42.6 MW, Hydro), and Lemolo 2 (38.5 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in Oregon, approximately 50 km from Eugene.
64 years old
United States of America, North America
- 3,469. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #16,429 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,804 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
64 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
USACE Northwestern Division operates 21 plants totalling 13,111 MW
27 plants within 100 km, 720 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Hills Creek is a hydro power plant producing approximately 105 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
United States of America- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
United States of America — Energy Profile
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